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MAKE MINE BLACK & WHITE

Hello to each of my crafting friends. Thank you for popping by today. I am so pleased that you take the time to visit my page.

It is a Wednesday and that means it’s time for a Freshly Brewed Project Blog Hop. This week’s theme is Black & White.

This is the perfect theme to use the Beautifully Penned 12″x 12″ Designer Series Paper that is one of the FREE products in the August and September Sale-a-bration Brochure. You can add this to a minimum $90 order (before postage) as your Sale-a-bration gift.

For this project I decided to make a version of a Triple Layer card.

I chose three different patterns from the DSP bundle to accentuate the black and white. The pieces of DSP were adhered to a Basic Black layer. Before they were layered up using Black Stampin’ Dimensionals, a length of Black Glittered Organdy Ribbon was wrapped around the spotted layer.

For this card I chose not to have all layers symmetrically arranged.

The greeting is from the Biggest Wish Stamp Set and was boldly stamped using Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto Basic White cardstock. This piece also had Black Stampin’ Dimensionals used to lift it up from the card front.

A second length of the Glittered Organdy Ribbon was cut in half and slightly frayed. I added a length of Silver Simply Elegant Trim to the ribbon and tied a bow before securing it in place with a Mini Glue Dot.

Some additional DSP was added to the card insert and the envelope.

I wasn’t sure if I should add some Silver Metallic Pearls or not. After I finished taking these photos, I decided to see what they would look like. They looked good, so I left them in place.

Make sure that you pop across and see what the other Freshly Brewed Project team members have created.

What did you think of all of our Black & White projects? Which one will you make?

Until next time, happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

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Paper Snips
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$17.00
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PETALS – HAND PENNED & BEAUTIFULLY PENNED

Hello and welcome to my Friday post. Thank you so much for taking the time to pop by.

On Monday, I shared a card that featured Designer Series Paper from the Annual Catalogue and the upcoming Sale-a-bration Brochure, as well as some other new products from the soon to be available July-December Mini Catalogue.

The Hand Penned DSP, from the Annual Catalogue, is an impressive collection of hand drawn floral and patterned images that are stunningly water coloured. The Sale-a-bration Brochure has a coordinating, black and white collection of six of the 12 designs from the Hand Penned bundle.

Today’s project uses the same design from each of the DSP bundles.

I started by cutting a piece each from each sheet of DSP in the same place – the two pieces are an exact match. Then I overlapped the two pieces of DSP and used one of the Scalloped Contour Dies to cut out a panel in both pieces. This ensured that when I placed the coloured Hand Penned piece inside the space left in the black and white layer it would align perfectly.

After securing these two DSP layers to the Garden Green card front I stamped one of the floral images, from the Hand Penned Petals Stamp Set, and the sentiment, from the Inspired Thoughts Stamp Set, onto White Vellum using Jet Black StazOn ink. These elements were then cut using coordinating dies from the Penned Flowers Dies and Scalloped Contour Dies. They were then attached to the card front using Stampin’ Seal and Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Making a sympathy card is always a bit of a challenge. I didn’t want to make it look too ‘sad’. The use of colour is important – black and white is respectful of the occasion and tradition; green suggests new life and growth; and the opaque nature of the vellum can symbolise transition.

I used the totally amazing Black & White Gingham Ribbon, from the new Mini Catalogue, and black twine, from the Annual Catalogue, to create this double bow. Then it was secured in the lower right-hand area of the card with a Mini Glue Dot.

The same floral image was stamped on the card inseet and envelope front. Finally, I added some Matt Black Dots in three of the flower centres.

I love this new Black & White Gingham Ribbon – it is going to be so popular and so versatile. What do you think? Will it be on your wishlist?

I look forward to you popping by again tomorrow. Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Because some of the products I have used to make this card are not yet available to customers, I am not able to show them at this time. As soon as product images go live, I will create this section.

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Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00
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PREVIEWING THE NEW

Hello my paper crafting friends. I am deloghted that you have taken the time to pop by.

Today I am going to share some gorgeous new products that are in the upcoming July – December 2021 Mini Catalogue and Sale-a-bration Brochure (3 August – 30 September 2021).

And they coordinate with current products in the Annual Catalogue!

The Sale-a-bration Brochure has four paper bundles, including an all black and white Beautifully Penned 12″x 12″ DSP. This bundle coordinates with the Hand Penned DSP. The six designs in the Beautifully Penned bundle are actually the same, uncoloured images from the Annual Catalogue bundle. So, I used a piece of the black and white waves to frame a piece of the coloured floral paper. T

I cut and punched three strips of card stock in Blusging Bride, Daffodil Delight and Misty Moonlight. I used the Banner Triple Punch. Then I used the new Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder to give texture to those banner pieces.

The Daffodil Delight banner piece was glued onto the DSP layers. Then I tied, trimmed and wrapped a length of the amazing new Blushing Bride Frayed Grosgrain Ribbon. I love this new ribbon. The other two banner pieces were popped up onto the front using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I added a square of the coloured waves DSP that was also embossed.

The birthday greeting is from the Peaceful Moments Stamp Set. I used strips of the coloured DSP to finish the card insert and envelope. Then I finished the card by adding some of the pink Elegant Faceted Gems.

I am just starting to play with all the new products I was able to preorder. So, I am looking forward to sharing projects using these new products.

What do you think? Who would you send this birthday card to?

Friday’s project will feature the same products but with a very different look.

Happy stamping.

If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.

Because some of the products I have used to make this card are not yet available to customers, I am not able to show them at this time. As soon as product images go live, I will create this section.

Product List
Paper Snips
[103579]
$17.00